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Repairing Collection (page 4)

Background imageRepairing Collection: Blitz in London -- clearance and repair of bomb damage

Blitz in London -- clearance and repair of bomb damage in King Street, Hammersmith, West London

Background imageRepairing Collection: Repairing Ushiwakamarus high clogs (takageta)

Repairing Ushiwakamarus high clogs (takageta)

Background imageRepairing Collection: Sewing and repairing Metropolitan Police uniform

Sewing and repairing Metropolitan Police uniform
A long line of tailors sewing and repairing Metropolitan Police uniforms at a police clothing store in Lambeth Road, south east London

Background imageRepairing Collection: Cornish Fishermen

Cornish Fishermen
A corner of the harbour of the typical Cornish fishing village of Mevagissey, England, showing fishermen repairing their nets in preparation for the next tide. Date: 1940s

Background imageRepairing Collection: Sailors repairing a boat on a ship, WW1

Sailors repairing a boat on a ship, WW1
Men of the British Royal Navy undertaking repairs on a boat on board a ship during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageRepairing Collection: Damaged plane on an airfield, WW1

Damaged plane on an airfield, WW1
Men examine a damaged plane on an airfield during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageRepairing Collection: Women refugees sewing army clothing, Baghdad, WW1

Women refugees sewing army clothing, Baghdad, WW1
Women refugees sewing army clothing in Baghdad, Mesopotamia (now Iraq) during the First World War. One woman is using a Singer automatic sewing machine. Date: 1917

Background imageRepairing Collection: British gun hospital in Flanders, WW1

British gun hospital in Flanders, WW1
A British gun hospital or workshop in Flanders for the repair of Howitzers, with artillerymen, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageRepairing Collection: British gun repair, ordnance workshop, WW1

British gun repair, ordnance workshop, WW1
A British heavy gun in for repair at the gun hospital, an ordnance workshop in Flanders during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Background imageRepairing Collection: Boy repairing a clock -- Something Wrong with the Works

Boy repairing a clock -- Something Wrong with the Works

Background imageRepairing Collection: Interior of tank repairing workshop, WW1

Interior of tank repairing workshop, WW1
View inside a tank repairing workshop during the First World War, containing a large number of captured British tanks. Date: September 1918

Background imageRepairing Collection: Canadian armourers repairing rifles, Salisbury Plain, WW1

Canadian armourers repairing rifles, Salisbury Plain, WW1
Canadian armourers repairing Ross straight-pull rifles on Salisbury Plain at the start of the First World War. Another man in the background is repairing a bicycle. Date: 27 September 1914

Background imageRepairing Collection: Repairing a Piano

Repairing a Piano
Repairing a piano Date: 1950s

Background imageRepairing Collection: Road repairs during World War Two

Road repairs during World War Two
A group of American service personnel, together with a few civilians, watch a man doing road repairs during World War Two

Background imageRepairing Collection: City of Paris ship at Milford Haven Docks, South Wales

City of Paris ship at Milford Haven Docks, South Wales
View of the City of Paris ship in for repair at Milford Haven Docks, South Wales, with a railway track in the foreground

Background imageRepairing Collection: Small tank undergoing maintenance

Small tank undergoing maintenance
A small tank on a country road, undergoing maintenance during the First World War

Background imageRepairing Collection: Close-up of fishermans hands, mending a net

Close-up of fishermans hands, mending a net
A close-up of a fishermans toil-worn hands, as he sits mending a net

Background imageRepairing Collection: Shoemaking Workshop, Holborn Union Workhouse, Mitcham

Shoemaking Workshop, Holborn Union Workhouse, Mitcham
The shoemaking workshop at the Holborn Union workhouse, Mitcham, Surrey. Male inmates are at work making and repairing shoes for use in the workhouse

Background imageRepairing Collection: Indian Street Cobbler

Indian Street Cobbler

Background imageRepairing Collection: Georgia - Abkhazia - Cobbler in Sukhumi

Georgia - Abkhazia - Cobbler in Sukhumi
Turkish Cobbler in Sukhumi, the capital of Abkhazia, a disputed region on the Black Sea coast, which has been recognized (from 2008) as an independent state by Russia, Venezuela and Nicaragua

Background imageRepairing Collection: Workmen put telegraph cables, Syria

Workmen put telegraph cables, Syria
Workmen installing telegraph cables in Aleppo, Syria

Background imageRepairing Collection: Shoemaking Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields

Shoemaking Class, Training Ship Wellesley, North Shields
Boys taking part in a shoemaking or repairing class on the Training Ship Wellesley, on the River Tyne at North Shields, Northumberland

Background imageRepairing Collection: LMR Dual-Purpose Maintenance Depot

LMR Dual-Purpose Maintenance Depot
The Depot at Allerton on the outskirts of Liverpool, opened to serve the maintenance needs of the London Midland Railway (LMR) to maintain and service electric and diesel rolling stock

Background imageRepairing Collection: Shoemaker at Skikda, Algeria

Shoemaker at Skikda, Algeria
Shoemaker at Skikda (formerly Philipeville), Algeria, North Africa

Background imageRepairing Collection: Rug Seller - Grand Bazaar, Constantinople

Rug Seller - Grand Bazaar, Constantinople
Rug shop in the Grand Bazaar, Constantinople, with the proprietor examining a rug

Background imageRepairing Collection: A Worker at an Exchange

A Worker at an Exchange
A worker adjusts the wiring connections at a telecommunications exchange. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Background imageRepairing Collection: Turning a Cam shaft

Turning a Cam shaft
An engineer turns a cam shaft on a large piece of complex mechanical and elctronic machinery. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Background imageRepairing Collection: A Group of Cobblers

A Group of Cobblers
A Group of Turkish Cobblers repairing shoes

Background imageRepairing Collection: A technician works on a wiring system

A technician works on a wiring system
An electrical technician works on a wiring system, possibly for an early computer or at an exchange. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Background imageRepairing Collection: Repairing a lock in 1917

Repairing a lock in 1917
British soldiers repairing broken lock gates after the Battle of Arras on the Western Front in France during World War I in April 1917

Background imageRepairing Collection: The beginning of the Somme offensive

The beginning of the Somme offensive
British troops are shown marching across German trenches at the beginning of the Somme offensive of July 1916. Some soldiers are shown consolidating the captured positions

Background imageRepairing Collection: Repairing Red Army Gun

Repairing Red Army Gun
Engineers of the Red Armys 24th Division repair a gun in a workshop installed on a train, enabling it to be moved to where it is needed

Background imageRepairing Collection: Paris Warehouse

Paris Warehouse
Les bains de Julien, Paris, used as a warehouse by a wine merchant : workmen are cleaning and repairing wine barrels

Background imageRepairing Collection: The Civil war in America. Repairing Fort Sumter

The Civil war in America. Repairing Fort Sumter
Repairing damage in the casemate of Fort Sumter on the night of the attack. Confederate soldiers sandbagging the interior of the fort

Background imageRepairing Collection: Shoe Shop Satire

Shoe Shop Satire
Shoeing Asses - The Present Fashion for Making Shoes Everlasting. A shoe shop does a roaring trade in repairing shoes with small horse shoes on the heels

Background imageRepairing Collection: Repairing Flags

Repairing Flags
Flags deteriorate either from the weather or by hostile gunfire: French sailors with the necessary skills make repairs to their flags

Background imageRepairing Collection: Repairing Fire Engine

Repairing Fire Engine
French sapeurs-pompiers in the workshop of a fire station carry out maintenance and repairs on their engines

Background imageRepairing Collection: Shoemaker 1867 / Gift Book

Shoemaker 1867 / Gift Book
A Victorian shoemaker/cobbler at work

Background imageRepairing Collection: Housemaid sewing (Saturday)

Housemaid sewing (Saturday)
Saturday: The housemaid does some sewing repairs

Background imageRepairing Collection: Repairing Fishing Boat

Repairing Fishing Boat
Two fishermen repair their boat on the beach

Background imageRepairing Collection: Floating Dock London

Floating Dock London
Repairing a sailing warship in the floating dock at Rotherhithe, on the Thames

Background imageRepairing Collection: Restoration of Sphinx

Restoration of Sphinx
Restoring the Sphinx

Background imageRepairing Collection: Space Service Station

Space Service Station
Service Station in Space for Refuelling and Repairing Interplanetary Craft

Background imageRepairing Collection: Wwi Repairing Railways

Wwi Repairing Railways
British army engineers repair light railways near Hangard, damaged by shell-fire during the struggle for Amiens



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